This fictional freeway is one of my own ideas, and represents what COULD have
happened if Virginia Beach went about things differently over the years.
Given that I-64 only has one interchange in Virginia Beach, the city has, in
effect, no north-south freeways. Given that northern Virginia Beach is
very developed, this makes those few north-south arterials that exist north of
I-264 very popular with traffic. Three such arterials exist: Newtown
Rd/Diamond Springs Rd (part of which is VA 166), Independence Blvd (VA 225), and
Great Neck Rd (VA 279). Independence Blvd is the middle of the three.

With this in mind, plus the significant traffic problems along the corridor near
I-264 and Pembroke Mall, I came up with this idea for a fictional freeway along
the Independence Blvd corridor and running south to VA 165/Princess Anne Rd in
the vicinity of Ferrell Pkwy. The idea for south of I-264 I got from a
mid-1960s proposal for South Plaza Trail. In the mid-60s, when Virginia
Beach's arterial system was first proposed, what was then proposed as a South
Plaza Trail arterial would have run from South Independence Blvd near Mt.
Trashmore southward to the Indian River Rd/Elbow Rd vicinity. This
proposal disappeared by 1969 and eventually morphed into today's South
Independence Blvd.

Map/Routing:

This map shows the location of my VA 225 fictional freeway overlaid on a
modern-day map. Total length is roughly 8 miles. Blue represents the
freeway routing, with green being a segment including C/D roads:

Starting from the north end, my VA 225
fictional freeway would begin at US 60/Shore Dr as a 4-lane freeway.
The existing real-life cloverleaf at US 13/Northampton Blvd would be
perpetuated. A half-diamond interchange to/from the south would take
vehicles to/from Pleasure House Rd, and Shell Rd would tie into Pleasure
House Rd here as well.

The northern section would have SPUI
interchanges at Haygood Rd/Wishart Rd and Pembroke Blvd.

Due to traffic issues and close proximity of
interchanges, my fictional freeway includes C/D roads between US 58 Virginia
Beach Blvd and where Holland Rd would split off in my universe.
Through a tangled web of ramps, access would be provided at US 58/Virginia
Beach Blvd, I-264, Baxter Rd/South Blvd, and Edwin Dr/Holland Rd.

My fictional VA 225 splits off near Mt.
Trashmore and heads southerly towards Princess Anne Rd. A partial
interchange would exist at S. Plaza Trail and another half-diamond to/from
the north at Salem Rd/Windsor Oaks Blvd before ending at a complex 4-way
interchange with VA 165/Princess Anne Rd and my idea for a VA 407 freeway
along Ferrell Pkwy.